29 Jun 2021 / 09:51 H. (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 20, 2021, police officers take part in an operation to capture Lazaro Barbosa, suspected of serial murders, in Cocalzinho de Goias, Brazil. – AFP
BRASILIA: A massive manhunt for an escaped convict accused of murdering a family of four in the Brazilian countryside ended Monday when he was shot dead by police after 20 days on the run, officials said.
Authorities said Lazaro Barbosa, 32, opened fire on police as they closed in on him outside the central city of Aguas Lindas, leaving officers no alternative but to return fire.
Brazilian TV news channels showed footage of officers hauling the badly bloodied escapee s inert body from the trunk of a black car and carrying him to an ambulance.
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